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The Grown-Ups (2017)

Kids who wanted to grow up and suddenly grew old

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Maite Alberdi
Writer : Maite Alberdi

Synopsis

A group of friends with Down Syndrome have been attending the same school for 40 years, and they are tired of being treated like children, they are grown-ups and want to live as such.

Actors

Crews

Maite Alberdi
Maite Alberdi
Director
Maite Alberdi
Maite Alberdi
Producer
Denis Vaslin
Denis Vaslin
Producer
Sebastián Brahm
Sebastián Brahm
Script Consultant
Miguel Machalski
Miguel Machalski
Script Consultant
Juan Pablo Manríquez
Juan Pablo Manríquez
Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Sergio Ruiz de Gamboa
Sergio Ruiz de Gamboa
Other
José Miguel Tobar
José Miguel Tobar
Original Music Composer
Miguel Miranda
Miguel Miranda
Original Music Composer
Jean-Guy Véran
Jean-Guy Véran
Sound Mixer
Ranko Pauković
Ranko Pauković
Sound Designer
Menno Boerema
Menno Boerema
Editor
Juan Eduardo Murillo
Juan Eduardo Murillo
Editor
Pablo Valdés
Pablo Valdés
Director of Photography
Pablo Valdés
Pablo Valdés
Camera Operator
Fleur Knopperts
Fleur Knopperts
Executive Producer
Clara Taricco
Clara Taricco
Executive Producer
Sebastián Brahm
Sebastián Brahm
Executive Producer
Maite Alberdi
Maite Alberdi
Screenplay
Sebastián Brahm
Sebastián Brahm
Editorial Consultant
Boris Herrera
Boris Herrera
Sound
Juan Carlos Maldonado
Juan Carlos Maldonado
Sound
Clara Della Torre
Clara Della Torre
Colorist

Posters and backgrounds

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